Armenia as Xenophon saw it - Armenian-History.com
Apr 24, 2016 · Armenia is described by Xenophon as a vast and rich country, with Orondas (Orontes) (Erouand, Ervanduni) ruling as satrap and Tiribaz as uparkos or vice-governor. In Xenophon’s time the Armens had not yet occupied the plain of Ararat, which was then inhabited by Saspeirs, Alarodians (Urarteans) and the oldest native tribes.
Satrapy of Armenia - Wikipedia
The Satrapy of Armenia (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 Armina or 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴𐎹 Arminiya), a region controlled by the Orontid dynasty (570–201 BC), was one of the satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC that later became an independent kingdom. Its capitals were Tushpa and later Erebuni.
Xenophon - Wikipedia
Xenophon of Athens (/ ˈzɛnəfən, ˈziːnə -, - ˌfɒn /; Ancient Greek: Ξενοφῶν; [a] c. 430 – probably 355 or 354 BC) [1][3] was a Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian.
XENOPHON – Encyclopaedia Iranica
Jan 1, 2000 · When Tissaphernes, the satrap of Caria, arrested the Greek generals two months after Cyrus’s defeat and death at the battle of Cunaxa, Xenophon was one of the replacements and played a major role in the homeward trip through Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, Armenia, and …
Xenophon, Cyropaedia, Book 3, chapter 1 - Perseus Digital Library
Here the Armenian king interrupted: “Do not men who discover strangers in intercourse with their wives kill them, not on the ground that they make their wives more inclined to folly, but in the belief that they alienate from them their wives' affections—for this reason they treat them as enemies.
War Reporters: Xenophon - Military History Matters
Feb 14, 2019 · Having reached the seemingly impassable Great Zab River, which blocked the route into Armenia, the Ten Thousand appeared to be hemmed in. But then Xenophon’s ingenuity came into play.
Xenophon | Ancient Greek Historian & Military Strategist | Britannica
Oct 10, 2024 · Xenophon (born c. 430 bce, Attica, Greece—died shortly before 350, Attica) was a Greek historian and philosopher whose numerous surviving works are valuable for their depiction of late Classical Greece.
Xenophon, Anabasis, Book 4 - Perseus Digital Library
The moment Xenophon came up with the rearguard, consisting of both peltasts and hoplites, Cheirisophus said to him: “You have come in the nick of time; for the place must be captured; for the army has no provisions unless we capture this place.” [4] Then they took counsel together, and when Xenophon asked what it was that prevented their ...
Xenophon, Anabasis, Book 4, chapter 3 - Perseus Digital Library
While Xenophon was breakfasting, two young men came running up to him; for all knew that they might go to him whether he was breakfasting or dining, and that if he were asleep, they might awaken him and tell him whatever they might have to tell that concerned the war.
Xenophon - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
As the shattered mercenary troops struggle to stay organized and to survive their pitiless march through the foodless deserts of Assyria and the freezing mountains of Armenia, various forms of political organization surface at various times.